Improvement in earth-closets



WILLIAM J. BRA-DSHAW. Earth Closetsv.

No. 116,015. Parenredmnezmj'an.'

@dw-d, @aw-9, I

. discharge earth from a reservoir above.

UNITED SI'rAJrEs PATENT QEEIOE..

WILLIAM JOSEPH BEADsHAw, OE CLEVELAND, OHIO.

lSpecification forming part of Letters Patent No. 116,015, dated J une ,20, 1871'.

To all whom fitmay concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J osEPH BEAD- SHAW, of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain Improvement in Earth-Closets, of which the horizontal roller and an upright hinged `hollow cylinder in such a manner that the said hinged cylinder shall be able to receive and The saidT roller spreads the earth over the excrements in the pail at every opening and closing ofthe cover of the earth-closet. Theobject is to prevent the odorous fumes arising and mixing with the atmosphere of the room.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an earthcloset. vFig. 2 is a plan of the attachment embodying the invention. Fig. 3 is an end elevation, showing the attachment or inner construction of the earth-closet, .4, side elevation of the same. v

A is a square box`o r closet containing the pail D. The cover of closet is formed out of the lid C hinged onto the box B, which is to be the reservoir to hold the earth. The same reservoir B is a separate box setting on main box, made high enough to serve as asupport for the back of the person. The iron rod I,

which 4serves as a frame for the attachment,

' main rod I, as shown in Fig. 3. Onto the horizontal bend of the rod I is apiece welded on, extending upward into the bottom of the earth'- reservoir just outside of the circle of aperture through which the earth escapes into the hollow cylinder F. The said cylinder F is hinged to rod I by means of a couple of loops fastf` ened onto the side 'of hollow cylinder F, which' Will enable the cylinder to swing around the rod I. The said cylinder F is supportedby a plate of `sheet-iron fastened onto the horizontal bend of rod I. This sheet-iron plate serves to keep the end of hollow cylinder F closedand the earth from running out when not wanted. diately under the bottom of earth-reservoir, is

an elliptic-shaped plate, H, Fig. 2, fastened, v

which serves to close the aperture in reservoir when cylinder F is swung around. on rod I. The relative position of the plate fastened to horizontal bendv of rod I, to the elliptic-shaped plate H fastened on the edge of cylinder F, is such that when the cylinder F is swung around on rod I the aperture in bottom of reservoirB is either opened and the lower end of cylinder F closed, which will permit the earth to run into cylinder F; 4or the cylinderF is swung off from the stationary 'plate on horizontal bend of rod I, and the elliptic-shaped plate H on the side of cylinder F is swung under the aperture in bottom of reservoir B, thus .to dis-- charge the quantity of earth taken in -in the other motion.

-der the aperture in reservoir B and fill with earth. By closing the lid C the end of arm M will be pushed back, and cylinder F will swing forward and empty its vcontents onto-the roller G, from there into pail D.

In order to spread the earth more completely over the Whole surface of the bottom of pail the roller G is made to revolve in a forward direction, so that the earth falling rupon it will be thrown forward. It is accomplished in the following manner: In the rst place, the wooden roller G is provided with sheet-iron flanges, as shown in Fig. 4; next, a cordrunning from arm N on side of cylinder F is passed severalV 4 times around the shaft of roller Gr. vO nto the end of cord a weight, O, is attached. -By rais-` ing the lid the arm N swings back'. VThe cord the roller G forward. The collars placed upon On the upper edge of cylinder F, imme- Y'Ihe movement of cylinder F will only be a quarter motion, and must be a the shaft of roller G will act as guides for the weight O with arm N and cylinder F, subcordv and prevent ehaflng of the same. stantially as described.

I claim as my invention- W. J. BRADSHAW.

l. The hinged hollow cylinder F, in combination withthe elliptic plate H, substantially Witnesses: as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth. JNO. J. CLAUSE 2. The combination of the roller G and FRANK NORCROSS. 

